Mystery Shopping Thread 23 *PLEASE READ THE OP FIRST**PLEASE NO CLIENT NAMES OR FEES

System

I am too confused with my tax return. For fee only jobs that you don't have to spend anything, all gets taken as profit.

But for jobs where there is for example a 50% fee, 50% reimbursement and you have to buy something - a meal, toy, ticket, do you count the whole amount as your profit or just the fee?

For example gap burgers, do I take the full amount that goes into my bank as taxable or just half, the fee part.

this is really stressful, ggrrr, don't want to go to jail!

serendipity2706

berbastrike wrote: »

I am too confused with my tax return. For fee only jobs that you don't have to spend anything, all gets taken as profit.

But for jobs where there is for example a 50% fee, 50% reimbursement and you have to buy something - a meal, toy, ticket, do you count the whole amount as your profit or just the fee?

For example gap burgers, do I take the full amount that goes into my bank as taxable or just half, the fee part.

this is really stressful, ggrrr, don't want to go to jail!

As I understand it, tho may be wrong- fee only jobs it all counts less anythiing you need to buy) eg there's a child toy job where you get a fee, but have to buy a thing with the fee with a minimum price, so I take the fee less the purchase
(what's nett)
for fee and reimbursement- take total fee and if you spend more than the reimbursement it's tough- like the pub job where need to take 2 people but it only covers food and drink for one
although I think everyone has a different opinion on this
also remember to take off petrol, phone calls, allowance for using a room in the house etc from the yearly profit

mimi1234

Loved the car wash. So much so I am taking the kids with me tomorrow. Wooohooo!

With mystery shoppers limited reports, do you guys put a comment in each box or only the ones that say "Please comment"? Cheers all.

teendude

serendipity2706 wrote: »

As I understand it, tho may be wrong- fee only jobs it all counts less anythiing you need to buy) eg there's a child toy job where you get a fee, but have to buy a thing with the fee with a minimum price, so I take the fee less the purchase
(what's nett)
for fee and reimbursement- take total fee and if you spend more than the reimbursement it's tough- like the pub job where need to take 2 people but it only covers food and drink for one
although I think everyone has a different opinion on this
also remember to take off petrol, phone calls, allowance for using a room in the house etc from the yearly profit

Yep you can only take off what you 'have to buy'.
So for said pub visit you can claim expenses for one person.

For reimbursement only visits you are doing it for the item rather than a fee, so I put the reimbursement down as income.

For reimbursement + fee visits. If say the fee was £5 and the reimbursement was £20. It is difficult to say you are doing it for the fee since you are getting an item for 20 quid for free. So I usually put the full £25 as income and only claim travel expenses.

Big_Graeme

mimi1234 wrote: »

Loved the car wash. So much so I am taking the kids with me tomorrow. Wooohooo!

With mystery shoppers limited reports, do you guys put a comment in each box or only the ones that say "Please comment"? Cheers all.

I comment in each box,they don't need much as the results are mostly condensed into an over all score.

mamashaz

Thanks to mimi1234 and N.I.M for their help with the gaming job. It all went well today!

brooke3

Surely reimbursements don't count as income, even if it is reimbursement only?

serendipity2706

brooke3 wrote: »

Surely reimbursements don't count as income, even if it is reimbursement only?

reimbursements only jobs do, cos otherwise why would you do the job?

N.I.M

DPJames wrote: »

See if I can spot NIM at TSide Park.

I'll be in most of it at some point tomorrow, just sorting my route out, its kinda dependent on the bairns rounds though. gotta see what the docs have to say about her.

mimi1234 wrote: »

With mystery shoppers limited reports, do you guys put a comment in each box or only the ones that say "Please comment"? Cheers all.

Only where they ask for them. If they didnt indicate a comment was needed at the briefing stage they'll pay me extra for them. I don't do favours for MS companies anymore, they only burn you back.

brooke3 wrote: »

Surely reimbursements don't count as income, even if it is reimbursement only?

Benefit in kind, like how a car or clothing allowance is taxable. But it is a grey area, depends of the level of fee and level of reimbursement.

clippy_girl

gaaaaaaaaaaaaa tax questions :wall: